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Hoveronly
5th Apr 2007, 13:17
Anyone operated a Longranger with winch fitted. Make of unit, max wt limit?
Many years ago I had operated a Bell 206 B with a winch. I forgot the make and the wt limitation but it was electrically operated and the cable lenght is only 100 ft. The pax to be winched down from the front seat had to walk on the skid to be winched down between the skid. Not a very comfortable job
Tread carefully with a "Winch" on some of the lighter weight helicopters, because a winch is NOT necessarily a "Personnel Hoist". There is a difference. Most are NOT certified to carry people, except of course in an "emergency".
Aeronautical Accessories make a kit/supplement for the longranger.
Breeze Eastern Hoist/Winch
Hoist Loading - max 300Lbs
Usually mounted on the LHS
Somewhere around 120ft cable with 110ft usable and a speed of 55ft/min
Obviously you require HOGE performance!
Thats the recollection from eons ago, anyway.
800
LHSboy
6th Apr 2007, 12:48
I concur with 800 in regards to the Breeze-Eastern hoist. The company I work for had one on a Longranger for quite a few years, pretty reliable units. The model you are looking for is the HS-16600. Go to www.breeze-eastern.com (http://www.breeze-eastern.com) for more info.
Jayrow Pilot
6th Apr 2007, 23:43
The Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad based in Sorrento Victoria operates a 206L3 with a winch.
Not sure about what type of unit but could possibly find out.
Hoveronly
8th Apr 2007, 16:43
Thanks guys, good ifo! :)